Redo to reflect the change to a 16 team format. We will use the 1946 and 1969 seasons.

This league offers:
1.Something different in a progressive type multi-season league.
2.It is simple with roster flexibility each season.
3.Will have quick Drafts.
4.A short downtime between seasons.
5.A lower Cap set at $85M so the average Joes are still important.

The Hitters and the Pitchers from each of the 40 Teams from 1946 and 1969 will be split with the Hitters making up a "SET" and the Pitchers making up a "SET". We'll then have a 4 round draft whereby everyone will select 2 Sets of Hitters and 2 Sets of Pitchers. You can select any Set from either year at anytime during the draft. With 40 choices of each, 8 sets of Hitters and 8 Sets of Pitchers won't be chosen. Draft order will be random for the first round then serpentine for rounds 2, 3, & 4. After the draft you'll select 25 players from your 4 sets to make your roster.

For subsequent seasons we'll move 1 season forward and everyone will Cut 1 of their 4 Sets. We'll then have a 1 round draft with a worst/first to best/last draft order based on W/L records at the end of the season. The 8 Sets of Hitters and 8 Sets of Pitchers that didn't get chosen the previous season along with the 16 Sets that got Cut will make up the draft pool of choices. If you Cut a Set of Hitters then you'll draft a new Hitters Set and if you Cut a Set of Pitchers then you'd draft a new Pitchers Set. After the draft you'll again select 25 players from your 4 Sets to make your roster. You canNOT redraft the same Set you just Cut. Researching available Sets to draft will take the most time but since only 1 selection is to be made and some owners will Cut Hitters and some will Cut Pitchers drafts will be very short.

An Example Team: (2 Sets of Hitters = 1946 Giants and 1969 Yankees), (2 Sets of Pitchers = 1946 Pirates and 1946 Senators).
Next season I Cut the Senators Pitchers so now I have the 1947 Giants and 1970 Yankees Hitters and the 1947 Pirates Pitchers plus whichever Set of Pitchers I draft to replace the Senators Cut.

Trades:
Individual trading of players will be allowed. All trades must be 1 for 1. If you want to trade more than 1 player then each player traded must be submitted seperately. A player acquired in a trade will be considered from the same "Set" that the player you traded away was from. Thus when a specific "Set" is Cut the player you traded for that has been attached to that "Set" is also Cut. All players traded during the off-season must be on each teams roster the next season.

First Come/First Serve - At signup:
1.Select your Team Name from the list below.
2.Name your exclusive stadium. (All are eligible).
3.Select which Division you want to be in. (NLE, NLW, ALE, ALW). Keep in mind the AL will use the DH.

16 Team 4/4 Format
Yes DH - AL league only
No WW
No AAA
No Clones
No Live Play
Injuries Off

Posted by chargingryno on 2/20/2013 9:51:00 PM (view original):Is there going to be different salary caps for leagues? If there is DH in the AL, wouldn't the NL get a small advantage having 1 less full time hitter on their team?

Funny you should bring that up! I had thought about that very same thing and originally was going to go with an $80M cap but bumped it to $85M due to the DH.
We'll go with it at $85 for both leagues to start. I agree it could be a small advantage for NL teams. We'll see how it plays out.

I'm interested just have a question about the trades. I'll use players that are not in the pool. Say the years are 1914/2009

I have the 2009 Tigers and i trade Justin Verlander for Pete Alexander so Pete Alexander is permanently a Tiger and progresses with his year and Verlander is a Phillie but would but would i lose Pete Alexander when he goes to the Cubs or would VErlander go the Cubs

I will take the Erie Seawolves and the NL West. I will also take this opportunity to use a very weird stadium Robeson Field

Oh, only now do I realize that the team names each represent a letter of the alphabet - if that is the only issue, than I would like to rename New Haven the Newark Bears instead and Trenton would still be available.

Posted by nikospade on 2/22/2013 4:29:00 AM (view original):I'm interested just have a question about the trades. I'll use players that are not in the pool. Say the years are 1914/2009

I have the 2009 Tigers and i trade Justin Verlander for Pete Alexander so Pete Alexander is permanently a Tiger and progresses with his year and Verlander is a Phillie but would but would i lose Pete Alexander when he goes to the Cubs or would VErlander go the Cubs

I will take the Erie Seawolves and the NL West. I will also take this opportunity to use a very weird stadium Robeson Field

You would lose Alexander when he goes to the Cubs. Once a player changes teams in RL he becomes the property of the owner who owns that "Set". In this case, since he was a Phillie in 1914, Alexander would only be your property as long as he was on the Phillies. Which is the same length that he would have been the property of the owner who traded him away.